WATERVILLE, ME - The seventh-seeded Amherst College volleyball team suffered
a 3-0 loss to second-seeded Tufts University in the opening round of
the NESCAC Postseason Championship Tournament, hosted by top-seeded Colby
College on Friday night. Sophomore Jaclyn DeMais (Hillsdale, NJ) led
the Jeffs in defeat, tallying 14 kills and eight digs.

The Jeffs dropped the first game, 30-25, and nearly rebounded with a
win in the second, but Tufts fought Amherst off and held on for the 32-30
win. The Jumbos closed out the match in straight sets, taking the third,
30-23. Junior Kristin Quinn (Pacific Palisades, CA) and sophomore Whitney
Kouvaris (Jacksonville, FL) notched eight kills apiece for Amherst, while
senior tri-captain Kate Raddock (Stamford, CT) and sophomore Julie Berkley
(Fullerton, CA) posted 15 and 12 digs, respectively. Rookie setter Sara
Heller (La Canada, CA) dished out 31 assists and had seven digs.

Junior Dana Fisher and first-year Caitlin Dealy led the Jumbos with
14 kills each, while senior April Gerry and sophomore Katie Wysham joined
them in double-figures with 10 kills apiece. First-year Kaitlin O'Reilly
dealt 45 assists, and Wysham and senior Courtney Evans each posted six
blocks. Tufts improved to 26-5 with the win and advances to the NESCAC
Semifinals where they will face the winner of tonights quarterfinal matchup
between Trinity and Middlebury.

Amherst fell to 17-11 with the loss and now awaits
word of a possible at-large bid to the NCAA Division III Championship
Tournament.